The Roberts is a gold, zinc, copper, and lead mine located in Grant county, Oregon.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.69167, -118.51056
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Roberts MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Roberts
Secondary: Eccentric
Secondary: Domino
Secondary: Gold Bug
Secondary: Wild Rose.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Oregon
County: Grant
District: Greenhorn
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HAS YIELDED HIGH-GRADE OXIDIZED ORE
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Dolomite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENHORN. SW 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Production): TOTAL UNKNOWN; $10,000 PRODUCED FROM HYDRAULICKING SURFACE POCKET.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 4 SHORT ADITS AND OPEN CUTS. TOTAL UNKNOWN; $10,000 PRODUCED FROM HYDRAULICKING SURFACE POCKET.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: CRUSHED ZONE BETWEEN CONTACT OF SERPENTINE AND GABBRO; SAID TO BE MORE THAN 40 FT. WIDE; CONTAINS OCCASIONAL SMALL KIDNEYS OF QUARTZ BRECCIA.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H. C., AND RAMP, L., 1968 , GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON: ODGMI, BULL. 61 , P. 11 .
Reference (Deposit): OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL 14-B, P. 90 .
Oregon Gold
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